Clinical Post Doc in CT

[Sportacus]

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I’m currently on my pre-doctoral internship and am still trying to get a post doc in CT. I have been working at an outpatient clinic with the adult underserved comunity and would be open to explore a new setting (college or inpatient). I was under the impression that getting a post doc would be less competitive. Any thoughts?

 

[PsychBoxe]

Are you looking for a formal fellowship or a more informal postdoc where you are able to receive supervision? I found that formal postdocs, while less competitive, were less geographically concentrated. I broadened my geographic scope during my postdoc search with the idea of possibly practicing in that area after licensure.

I would suggest APA listservs for fellowships.

 

[foreverbull]

There are several older threads that are relevant when it comes to postdocs and what to do if you don't get a formal one. I myself just applied to jobs posted on major job websites in the area I wanted to end up until I got interviewed/hired. Some therapist jobs offer supervised hours.

You might also try joining your local county/region and state psychological association and their listservs to see if any postdoc jobs pop up. Usually they allow free or deeply-discounted membership for postdocs.

 

[procrastin8r]

I recently found myself tied to a particular geographic region, due to family, and was looking for postdoc based on location. Here are some of the things I did:

- Looked at APPIC listings
- Looked at psychologist/therapist jobs on indeed.com, checked if they absolutely required licensure.
- Looked at lists of all universities in the region, looked up their counseling centers one by one. If counseling centers employed PhDs/PsyD's, emailed directors asking if they have a staff psychologist and/or post-doc opening
- Looked at private practices in the region on psychologytoday.com (not super helpful, as most were solo psychologists)
-Looked at the state's psychological association and checked if any postdocs were listed there
- Googled "Psychologist, City, State" and the like (surprisingly there were a lot of hits that were not listed anywhere else... how do people actually find a therapist is such a mysterious process!)
-I also looked at various adjunct, lecturer, etc. positions, on the off chance that I wouldn't get a post doc in time and would have to re-apply next year. Luckily, it didn't come to that =)